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Kiwis tell John Key: We don’t want your whaling

New Zealand News, 5 hours 35 minutes ago / Public pressure is building on Prime Minister John Key over his plans to allow commercial whaling in the Southern Ocean.

PM welcomes 200th Police officer for Counties

New Zealand News, Mar 09, 2010 / The Government's promise to put 300 Police officers on the beat in Counties-Manukau by the end of 2010 is well on the way to being fulfilled, with the district's 200th recruit now lining up for duty, Prime Minister John Key said today.

Thai Prime Minister postpones NZ visit

New Zealand Herald, Mar 08, 2010 / Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has postponed an official visit to New Zealand scheduled for next week.

Ministry merger decisions expected next week

Otago Daily Times, Mar 08, 2010 / Cabinet is likely to make decisions next Monday about merging several government agencies in an exercise that seems sure to lead to job losses.

Labour critical of whaling move

Otago Daily Times, Mar 08, 2010 / The Labour Party is accusing the Government of letting Australia down over whaling but Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand could still back a challenge to Japan at the International Court of Justice.

Reforms target big savings from big departments

The Dominion Post of New Zealand, Mar 08, 2010 / The Families Commission and the ministries of women's and Pacific Island affairs appear safe from reforms as the Government focuses on big savings from larger departments.

Auckland lockout - Key backs CCO plan

New Zealand Herald, Mar 08, 2010 / Prime Minister John Key is defending the plan that will lock out Aucklanders in favour of unelected directors running more than 75 per cent of services in the Super City. Mr Key said the business model for running council services was not new, but hinted at changes to make it more accountable to the Auckland Council and ratepayers.

Brash emails hacked, says Key

Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand, Mar 08, 2010 / Prime Minister John Key believes former National leader Don Brash's emails were hacked, not leaked, but the mystery will probably remain unsolved now that police have closed the file after a review of the investigation.

Focus on Finance No.8

New Zealand News, Mar 08, 2010 / This month I released the first National Infrastructure Plan .

New Zealand aiming for diplomatic solution on whaling

The Earth Times, Mar 08, 2010 / New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Monday rejected claims that his government was weakening in its opposition to Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean.

Job losses ahead for Public Service Sector

New Zealand City, Mar 08, 2010 / Cabinet ministers are meeting tonight to push ahead with a fresh round of public service job losses.

Govt departments to merge

New Zealand News, Mar 08, 2010 / The Prime Minister will not confirm how many jobs might go under plans to merge some Government departments.

KiwiSaver regulation may be tightened

National Business Review, Mar 08, 2010 / The Government could tighten up the rules covering KiwSaver account managers, Prime Minister John Key indicated today.

New Zealand is now a pro-whaling country

New Zealand News, Mar 07, 2010 / Labour rejects the National-Act Government's decision today to support the resumption of commercial whaling, Labour's Foreign Affairs spokesman Chris Carter says.

Hawke’s Bay’s first business magazine is launched

Scoop, Mar 07, 2010 / The Profit will be delivered free to all businesses throughout the region this week.

Key defends plans for Auckland services

Otago Daily Times, Mar 07, 2010 / Prime Minister John Key says council-controlled organisations (CCOs) were already commonly used in Auckland and councils did have some control over them.

Confidence up as unemployment drops: Key

Nzoom, Mar 07, 2010 / Prime Minister John Key believes economic confidence is picking up as unemployment drops.

Cabinet to agree ministry mergers

Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand, Mar 07, 2010 / The Cabinet will discuss plans today to consolidate the state sector, as the public service braces for job losses.

Paul Holmes : Our children's licence to kill

New Zealand Herald, Mar 07, 2010 / It seems odd, with the nation's economy imploding as it seems to be from what the Finance Minister recently told us and from what Rodney Hide asserted on Q+A last Sunday morning, that we are going nowhere and haven't a hope in hell of catching up to Australia under the Finance Minister's "incremental" approach to economic reform, that we should become focused on the driving age and changing the give way rules on our roads.

Obliquity

FT.com, Mar 05, 2010 / Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved IndirectlyBy John KayProfile £10.99, 106 pagesFT Bookshop price: £7.99 Theeconomist John Kay is one of the most eloquent and lucid prose stylists writing regularly in the quality press.

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  • " Already, people in Counties-Manukau are noticing a change for the better, which is a tribute to the skills, enthusiasm and determination of both seasoned officers and our newest Police College graduates. "

    New Zealand News, Mar 09, 2010
  • " These prizes help to give science the prestige it deserves. We want to see more young people embark on scientific careers and make a vital contribution to New Zealand’s prosperity. "

    New Zealand News, Mar 08, 2010
  • " Yes I do actually. But I don't know. "

    TV One, Mar 08, 2010
  • " They weren't people dressing up as cleaners, or whoever they might be fantasising. "

    Stockwatch New Zealand, Mar 08, 2010
  • " I'm not in the process of sending dodgy emails, but at the end of the day someone can always cut and paste and break into the system. "

    Stockwatch New Zealand, Mar 08, 2010
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John Phillip Key (born 9 August 1961) is the 38th and current Prime Minister of New Zealand and leader of the New Zealand National Party.

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